Senior Contract Manager Jobs

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This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Contract Manager for our San Jose, CA office. Be involved in projects with our Civil Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Contract lead for each construction package during pre-award and post-award phases. Pre-award phase focuses on developing and assembling design-build procurement documents, managing and/or supporting the procurement process, and coordinating the technical requirements and general (management) requirements with the legal team’s development of the agreement. Post-award phase involves contractor oversight and administering design-build contracts, including changes and claims.

Contract Managers are responsible for the administration of Program contracts. This is a leadership position but does not include direct staff reporting. Plans, organizes, supervises, and coordinates the procurement by contract of consultants, public works design and construction, and coordinates and oversees contract administration activities.

The Contract Managers are responsible for the oversight of General and Special Conditions of the contracts as well as contract specifications and are supported by Contracts specialists who assist with the development of the Contract documents and Contract language.

Your Impact

• Contract Compliance – ensure the contractor is satisfying state and federal contract compliance, and contract requirements relating to insurance, bonding, subcontracting, and Key Personnel and Required personnel participation.
• Dispute resolution – assist the project team and project manager in resolving informal disputes; support the program management and legal teams for resolution of formal disputes.
• Change Management – evaluate changes and claims for procedural compliance and merit. Work with project controls manager for determining cost and schedule impacts.
• Communication protocols – enforce proper communication and documentation requirements and protocols, between the contracting parties, especially regarding written communication, meeting minutes, written waiver, and proper notices.
• Contract Interpretation and administration – ensure the client PMC team is properly interpreting and applying the contract requirements; ensure the contractor is complying with contract requirements and applying them correctly.
• Authorizing Documents – Review Change Directives, Field Directives, Allowance distribution, Nonconforming Work acceptances, written waivers, and Change Orders for contract compliance.
• Draft all correspondence and shepherd all letters transmitted to and from the project team.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• 15+ years of experience in Public or Private Sector Capital/Construction Project Procurement roles.
• Experience with contract development, contract negotiation and claim resolution.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Law, or related discipline.
• Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities.

Compensation and Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Expected Salary: $129,300 - $332,100

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Primary Location: SAN JOSE - N FIRST STREET
• Employee Type: Full
• Travel Required: N/A - No travel required
• Job Status: Regular
• All locations: US-CA-San Jose

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.